Unto the Seventh Generation

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The cry of the Hawk, the spring hatchling now flown meant soon his world would be mere sound.  For a man, now dust in the wind, had made bones of a country and punishment for his kin. 

As Joash screamed for his son, he hoped, as had his father, that he would be the last.

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Whose time has gone

Mark often looked up to the window hoping to catch his Brother smiling, and wondering why Ross wouldn’t come out when he waved. 

Ross avoided the window if he could but sometimes lost in thought he would find himself looking down, remembering the good times with Mark before the accident

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A blind tasting

'Now what do you think the vintage is?'   

'I am not sure, it could be a ‘24. I taste blackcurrants, warm summers, even a hint of steak, if you pardon my language.'   

'Yes, quite.'

'But a bit too heavy and rough for me.'

'It's the neighbourhood now, but try this neck.' 

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By moonlight did we meet

The long moon had made faerie woods where we walked to the sound of owls. It was a night to remember until I kissed you.

I could had ran and it would have been love but I didn't, so your knife slashed my throat. They say you drowned in blood but we know I had just made you hungry.

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For the King is a Lion when Rats rule

Royalty hath assented Laws on me. No dirty paws shall sully my face with thank-you scrawl.

'Dad, the new desk is wobbly.'

From the other room, Jeff snapped,'Alice, now, or no X-Factor.' That brought him creaking silence.

Yet later, he found just a bare desk: 'Alice...Alice'

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Careful what you wish for

Eric the idle was here for easy fame. 

‘Be gone foul spirits,’ he shouted into the Great Hall as outside crowds cheered. 

Slowly, he moved to the candle lit altar  As he neared, he screamed at the words forming in the dust.

The crowd cheered the silence. Peace had come

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On a quiet day

While the world watches a wedding, a fairy tale for little princesses, I sit and wait. The silent street with trees gnarled and spring green leaves. In each house a party, this one sedate and mocking, that one beer swigging and tearful.

bunting fluttering
reflected on each car
and one blade

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Random Word: Watches a Wedding

Idle Hands

140 character story – drop by to Grandma's Goulash to leave your own.

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The camera never lies

 

Random Word: Rubies

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The other Scottish play

 

Random Word: Sliced

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Zombie Sonic

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Mary loved being in Peter’s dream even if it was like a dirty cave.

‘Yucky not mucky,’ she hasten to say to an embarrassed looking Peter.

‘So why are you here?

‘You wanted to play the TV game, Father developed.’

‘But wasn’t that banned as it takes—’

I DO

They both almost finished, ‘Oh, blime—’

Random Word: Let’s Play

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I’ll be back

Image Maker: R.G. Daniel

 

 

 

It was getting chilly, sighing, he stubbed out his cigarette.

‘Always the same, he gets attitude and it falls to bits. If it ain’t floods, it’s fire and rapture. Now I can’t see a thing.’

Pointing at the darkest spot, he said, ‘Let there be light…it’s my turn now.  

 

 

 

Random word: Life After

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And you will know loss

Image Maker: Stefano Facca

 

Alar the demon

comes on death

not to take your soul away

but with tearful eye

to see again

those whose wings

remain

 

 

Random Word: Alar

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By love will we come

 

 

A chick was flashing them in the gallery so I rode her hotter then hell. But the waterfall roar,  I mean what picture is so real that you can drown in it? So it’s a dream, right?

Fool, I am in your dreams but soon I will walk among you

 

 

 Random Word: Stop having a crush on me

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So what do the ghouls watch?

 

 

‘But we’re ghosts.’ Tommy was annoyed that his Friday Film Flick treat was Vampire Hell.

‘That's so lame.’

But dad was too busy with his wafting-through-walls exercises, and mum was practicing her wail-scales, for either of them to notice.

Tommy sorted it by downloading a real horror, High School Musical.   

 

 

Random Word: Godzilla’s harmless once you get to know her better

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Salt might but jogging doesn't

 

 

Mary was exercising when suddenly she fell into a fiery pit. The waiting demon flourished a scroll and said, 

‘Stop diluting our ‘Feel the Burn’™ brand, or else.’

Before Mary could reply, she woke up in hospital.  She put it down to the knock for as Hitler later said to her, ‘Wer glaubt an Satan?’

 

Random Word: Feel the love 

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Who scares the scarers?

 

 

 

I’m a vampire musician. Yeath! We’re not all dudes in castles, some of us have to make a living to buy supplies. So one night, when I break down outside the scary woods, who cares. I mean what could hurt me but that's not at all how it turned out.

Random Word: Dark

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Read the small print

Image Maker: Zacheus10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hal said, ‘Spectral is cool.’

The demon had offered virgins and riches but Hal was a vice-cop.

Then he spotted the flaw. ‘Duh! I’m dead now.’

Random Word: Spectral

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We’ve cancelled the funeral

 

Father McKinley and his brother pulled but the tomb door remained stuck. Pete's remark, 'It'll probably open on the third day,' earned him a glare. And as usual the brothers started a less then saintly argument.

'Shut it, you'll wake the dead,' Pete snapped.

A faint voice said, 'You have.'

Random Word: Relief 

Image Maker: Krelic

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To dine out, fine but at home, sublime

Image Maker: Luca Strambi

  The door knocked. Tracy moaned, ‘He’s such a dork. His mum’s a pagan wiki or something.

Al was too distracted to listen.

Outside, a kid’s voice said, ‘I’m bored.’

Tracy, shouted back, ‘Draw something.’

So he drew one of Mummy’s patterns on the door.

Aži Dahāka just thought, these self-service snacks are such hard work.

Random Word: Eat Out 

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